Fast Track to "Nebosh"

Unit 1: Management of International Health and Safety

Element 1: Foundations in Health and Safety

• 1.1 Scope and Nature of Occupational Health and Safety
• 1.2 Moral and Financial Drivers for Health and Safety Management
• 1.3 The Legal Framework For Health and Safety Regulation
• 1.4 Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
• 1.5 The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• 1.6 Client and Contractors

Element 2: Health and Safety Management Systems –Plan

• 2.1 Key Elements of a Health and Safety Management System
• 2.2 Purpose and Importance of Setting Policy for Health and Safety
• 2.3 Key Features and Appropriate Content of an Effective Health and Safety Policy

Element 3: Health and Safety Management Systems – Do

• 3.1 Roles and Responsibilities of Employers, Directors and Managers Health and Safety
• Culture
• 3.2 Human Factors That Influence Behaviour at Work
• 3.3 Improving Health and Safety Behaviour
• 3.4 Principles and Practice of Risk Assessment
• 3.5 General Principles of Control
• 3.6 Sources of Health and Safety Information
• 3.7 Safe Systems of Work (SSW)
• 3.8 Permits-To-Work (PTW)
• 3.9 Personal Protective Equipment
• 3.10 Safety Signs and Signals
• 3.11 Emergency Procedures and Arrangements
• 3.12 First Aid in the Workplace

Element 4: Health and Safety Management Systems – Check

• 4.1 Active and Reactive Monitoring
• 4.2 Investigating incidents
• 4.3 Recording and Reporting Incidents

Element 5: Health and Safety Management Systems – Act

• 5.1 Health and Safety Auditing
• 5.2 Reviewing of Health and Safety Performance

Unit 2: Control of Workplace Hazards

Element 1: Workplace Hazards and Risk Control

• 1.1 Health, Welfare and Work Environment Requirements
• 1.2 Violence at Work
• 1.3 Substance Misuse
• 1.4 Safe Movement of People
• 1.5 Working at a Height
• 1.6 Excavations
• 1.7 Temporary Works

Element 2: Transport Hazards and Risk Control

• 2.1 Safe Movement of Vehicles
• 2.2 Driving at Work

Element 3: Musculoskeletal Hazards and Risk Control

• 3.1 Work-related Upper Limb Disorders
• 3.2 Display Screen Equipment
• 3.3 Manual Handling
• 3.4 Manually Operated Load Handling Equipment
• 3.5 Powered Load Handling Equipment

Element 4: Work Equipment Hazards and Risk Control

• 4.1 General Requirements For Work Equipment
• 4.2 Hand Tools
• 4.3 Machinery Hazards
• 4.4 Control Measures for Machinery Hazard
• 4.5 Specified Equipment

Element 5: Electrical Safety

• 5.1 Use of Electricity at Work – Hazards and Risks
• 5.2 Control measures When Working With Electrical Systems or Using Electrical Equipment in All Workplace Conditions

Element 6: Fire Safety

• 6.1 Fire Initiation, Classification and Spread
• 6.2 Fire Risk Assessment
• 6.3 Fire Prevention and Prevention of Fire Spread
• 6.4 Fire Alarm and Fire-Fighting Equipment
• 6.5 Evacuation of a Workplace

Element 7: Chemical and Biological Health Hazards and Risk Control

• 7.1 Forms of, Classification of, and Health Risks from Hazardous Substances
• 7.2 Assessment of Health Risks
• 7.3 Occupation Exposure Limits
• 7.4 Control Measures
• 7.5 Specific Agents
• 7.6 Safe Handling and Storage of Waste

Element 8: Physical and Psychological Health Hazards and Risk Control

• 8.1 Noise
• 8.2 Vibration
• 8.3 Radiation
• 8.4 Stress

Unit 3: International Health and Safety Practical Application